On May 28, 1986, Boston Celtics Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird won his third consecutive MVP trophy. Bird and the Celtics would go on to beat the Rockets in the Finals that season where he would be named the Finals MVP averaging 24 points, 9.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Emptying out the notebook after the Boston Celtics hosted three consecutive days of pre-draft workouts last week (and before they launch into another batch of group workouts early this week):

Stevens' role in draft process

While the front office spends much of the year keeping tabs on draft prospects, Celtics coach Brad Stevens has to play a bit of catch-up in terms of evaluating this season's game film of potential picks. Not surprisingly, he's a quick study.

"First of all, Brad is very good at evaluating," said Celtics director of player personnel Austin Ainge. "He has a lot of practice at it. So we’d be crazy not to get his opinion because he’s a great basketball mind.